Let me be clear: There's no health or safety excuse whatsoever for Teachers & Students not to be in the classroom – as the first wave of COVID-19 should have taught us. Yet in Chicago an incredible 91% of union teachers voted to go on strike. Even Chicago's liberal Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has attacked the Teachers Unions for "holding kids hostage." She is right.

"The Biden Jobs Deficit – the difference between jobs created and those he promised to create as part of his so-called 'stimulus' – has metastasized... In fact, studies show the jobs recovery was held back by Democrats’ economic policies," said Cong. Kevin Brady, responded to the job progress report that showed only 199,000 jobs were created in December – less than half of what had been expected.

​​​​​​​“As a champion of this bill from its earliest stages, I'm confident this will provide the consumer protection necessary for our friends and family members when they're most vulnerable. As patients and consumers, we deserve full transparency for medical services," said Cuellar, noting the prohibition of surprise fees charged by out-of-network doctors or facilities during emergency medical care.

Coinciding with Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Texas, and serving as a Call to Action to learn more about human trafficking and discern opportunities to prevent exploitation while supporting survivors, Texas 1st Lady Cecilia Abbott announced the Governor's Response Against Child Exploitation (GRACE) activities for January 10th through the 16th will include:

Media reports beating the warning drums of dire situations for Texas' natural gas production were written last week, but they are incorrect. The Railroad Commission of Texas has set numerous preventative improvements in place since last winter's storm – all with objectives to help ensure there is enough gas, and to protect Texas residents. Power stayed on, lights were on, and natural gas kept flowing.

Looking back in a few years, it's entirely possible we will see December 2021 was the high-water mark of the "Democrat's Great Progressive Coup." In fact, 2022 will be key to securing victory. We can see their plan, and it’s weak. Saturate MSNBCNN with a peril to the Republic posed by us people who dissent from the regime. But now the normal folks are getting the message.

Was Jan. 6th really comparable to Pearl Harbor and 9/11 – during which 3,000 Americans went to their deaths in each event and major wars followed – as Vice President Kamala Harris said yesterday? If Joe Biden and the Democrats have no other issue to run on this November, ​​​​​​​what does that tell us about them?

Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan announced yesterday a series of changes and a new addition to his Senior Staff, including the promotions of Enrique Marquez, Jay Dyer, Kelly Mitchell, Cait Wittman and Cassi Pollock.

Governor Abbott launched the task force on November 10 in response to the tragedy at Astroworld Festival in Houston that killed 10 concertgoers and injured over 300.

“We will celebrate the many ways pro-lifers show up for women. We will not waiver in our commitment to moms and babies,” said Texans for Life president, Kyleen Wrigh while announcing that on Saturday, January 15, thousands will return to Dallas, Texas – the city where the notorious Roe v. Wade originated over 50 years ago – to celebrate the crumbling of this wrongly decided Supreme Court decision.

"The Biden Administration must build on this success by standing up for the rights of American farmers, workers, families, and businesses with respect to all aspects of USMCA – including addressing a range of concerning issues in Mexico that are negatively affecting our American farmers and energy producers," said Texas Cong. Kevin Brady, the Republican Leader on the powerful House Ways & Means Committee.

The Governor was briefed by the Texas Dept. of State Health Services's Commissioner John Hellerstedt, MD, Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, UT's Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs John Zerwas, MD, DSHS Deputy Commissioner Kirk Cole, and Texas' Chief State Epidemiologist Jennifer Shuford, MD. 

Texas' Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden Administration over what he argues ia an unconstitutional vaccine mandate being imposed on the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard, saying the President is not commander-in-chief of those troops; Governor Abbott is. 

​​​​​​​"Listening to union bosses may be good politics for a Democrat, but it's not science. It's not medicine. It's not actually taking care of the health of the kids," said Sen. Ted Cruz, announcing his plans to introduce a bill to stop the recently-passed vaccine mandate for D.C. students from going into effect.

As a result of all of the goodies bestowed upon Americans this year to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the IRS has begun sending letters to taxpayers warning them about some possible complications for this year's tax returns. For instance, on that 3rd “stimulus” payment – you might have to pay some of it back.

Who looted, burned & attacked courthouses and police precincts, caused over 30 deaths, injured 2,000 policemen, and destroyed at least $2 billion in property? And now Democrats have become despondent over President Biden's sinking poll numbers? His economic, energy, foreign policy, border and COVID-19 policies have all lost support.

After filing to run as an "Independent" candidate in Texas' 23rd Congressional District along the Texas-Mexico border – which triggered immediate resignation as chairman of the Val Verde County GOP – Frank Lopez is threatening to reverse years of outreach and engagement work that Republicans have fought long and hard to establish with Hispanic voters. The repercussions are significant.

"While the Biden Administration has cut supplies of Monoclonal Antibody Treatments and Testing Kits when they're needed most, Texas is urging the federal government to step up and provide the resources necessary to help protect Texans," said Gov. Abbott, requesting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support for testing sites in Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, Harris, Hidalgo and Tarrant Counties.